Projects funded by the NCN

Information on the principal investigator and host institution

Information of the project and the call

Keywords

Equipment

Delete all

In the search of new insecticides: immunomodulatory role of tachykinin-related peptides and their potential usage in pest control

2021/41/B/NZ9/01054

Keywords:

insects tachykinin-related peptides insect immune system pest control

Descriptors:

  • NZ9_001:
  • NZ4_008:
  • NZ6_003:

Panel:

NZ9 - Fundamentals of applied life sciences and biotechnology: agricultural, forestry, horticulture, animal production and fishery, food and nutrition sciences, industrial biosciences, environmental biotechnology and remediation

Host institution :

Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Wydział Biologii

woj. wielkopolskie

Other projects carried out by the institution 

Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr Arkadiusz Urbański 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 4

Call: OPUS 21 - announced on 2021-03-15

Amount awarded: 983 361 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2022-01-21

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2027-01-20

Project duration:: 60 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Pending project

Project description

Download the project description in a pdf file

Note - project descriptions were prepared by the authors of the applications themselves and placed in the system in an unchanged form.

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (5)
  1. Physiological effects of tachykinin-related peptides on the reproductive system of Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) females: an important pest and mass-reared beetle
    Authors:
    Konopińska N, Walkowiak-Nowicka K., Chowański S, Nowicki G., Urbański A
    Academic press:
    Journal of Stored Products Research (rok: 2026, tom: 116: 102966, strony: 46033), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.jspr.2026.102966 - link to the publication
  2. Insect neuropeptides as agents for pest control: Potential and Challenges
    Authors:
    Konopińska N., Chowański S., Lubawy J., Marciniak P., Walkowiak-Nowicka K., Smagghe G., Urbański A.
    Academic press:
    Biological Research (rok: 2026, tom: 2,4625, strony: 46042), Wydawca: Springer Nature/BMC
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1186/s40659-025-00651-0 - link to the publication
  3. Tachykinin-related peptide signalling is important for the immune response of the mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor L.
    Authors:
    Konopińska N, Walkowiak-Nowicka K, Nowicki G, Keshavarz M, Chowański S, Rolff J., Urbański A.
    Academic press:
    Frontiers in Immunology (rok: 2026, tom: 17:1725225, strony: 46038), Wydawca: Frontiers
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3389/fimmu.2026.1725225 - link to the publication
  4. Functional homology of tachykinin signalling: The influence of human substance P on the immune system of the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor L.
    Authors:
    Urbański A., Konopińska N., Walkowiak-Nowicka K., Roizman D.; Lubawy J., Radziej M., Rolff J.
    Academic press:
    Developmental and Comparative Immunology (rok: 2023, tom: 142, strony: 104669), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.dci.2023.104669 - link to the publication
  5. Tachykinin-related peptides modulate immune-gene expression in the mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor L.
    Authors:
    Urbański, A., Johnston, P., Bittermann, E., Keshavarz, M., Paris, V., Walkowiak-Nowicka, K., Marciniak P., & Rolff, J.
    Academic press:
    Scientific Reports (rok: 2022, tom: 12, strony: 17277), Wydawca: Springer Nature
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1038/s41598-022-21605-6 - link to the publication

O Narodowym Centrum Nauki

Finansowanie nauki

Współpraca zagraniczna

Centrum prasowe

Deklaracja dostępności
Przetwarzanie danych osobowych
Polityka cookies

Partnerzy